RFB-212-26 25025AMLMAML, Floyd CO

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Division of Abandoned Mine Lands, is soliciting bids for construction services related to mine drainage remediation in Floyd County under Solicitation RFB 785 2600000463. The project involves designing and installing a subdrain system along a citizen's driveway and yard area to collect subsurface drainage impacted by eligible mine drainage near Melvin, Kentucky. The drainage collection system will route collected water through a drop box into a culvert, then conduct it via a concrete block-tied mat ditch down the slope to a new culvert with headwalls crossing Johnson Coal Hollow Road, ultimately outletting into Abner Fork stream. Interested contractors must attend a mandatory site visit meeting scheduled for March 31, 2026, at 10:30 A.M. Eastern Time at 22 Johnson Coal Hollow, Melvin, KY (coordinates 37.3549N, 82.6645W). Bid submissions must be made electronically through the Commonwealth eProcurement System (VSS) only, with the bid deadline of April 8, 2026, at 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time, followed by a public bid reading via conference call at 11:00 A.M. Eastern Time on the same date. Bidders must register in VSS prior to submission, update their account information, and submit the Official Bid Document and any required Bid Bond as a single PDF attachment, while entering $0.00 for the contract amount in the e-procurement system with the actual amount on the attached bid document. Plans and specifications are available at no charge through https://www.stateofkyplanroom.com, and bidders are strongly encouraged to register as planholders to receive all addenda.

The solicitation documents do not specify set-aside designations, disadvantaged enterprise restrictions, incumbent vendors, or specific budget amounts. Vendors must ensure all account information in the VSS system is current prior to bid submission, as this information will carry forward to any resulting contract. For technical assistance with VSS registration and submission, bidders may contact the Commonwealth's Customer Resource Center at Finance.CRCGroup@ky.gov, 502-564-9641, or toll-free at 877-973-HELP (4357). Procurement-related questions should be directed to Scotty Muncy at the Division of Abandoned Mine Lands (606-657-1189, scotty.muncy@ky.gov) or Susan Ward, purchasing agent at the Division of Contract Administration (502-226-0335, Susan.Ward@ky.gov). No specific contract award value or budget range is disclosed in the available solicitation documents.